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  Latest News and Information:METROPOLITAN PLAN UPDATE UPDATE: The WFMPO recently held meetings to garner public input for the Metropolitan Transportation Plan for 2010-2035. The first public meeting was June 4th, 2009, at the Wichita Falls Public Library. We would like to thank everyone who attended and participated.
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The WFMPO is working with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to develop the Metropolitan Transportation Plan for 2010-2035. This document outlines all of the planning activities, goals, and projections for the WFMPO in the time frame specified.
Notices of public meeting will be posted on our website and in local news print. We look forward to working with local stakeholders and the public in developing this important document. If you would like to review the previous MTP Update please click on the following link. BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Working with local partners and stackholders, the WFMPO has developed a Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee. The kick-off meeting for the BPCAC was December 18th.
The next BPAC meeting is a workshop on June 4th at 2:00 p.m. at the Central Services conference room, 2100 Seymour Highway.
This new committee provides valuable insight into local pedestrian and cycling matters in the metropolitan area. If you would like information on the BPAC or anything MPO related, contact us at (940) 761-7450. UPDATED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS We've added a new feature to our website. Updated construction maps provided by the City of Wichita Falls and TxDOT are added to our website each quarter. These are posted under Traffic Project Maps. Click on the link.
This new addition is part of the WFMPO's ongoing mandate to provide better information to the citizens in our metropolitan area. If you have any comments or questions about this new feature please contact us. STIMULUS FUNDING  The Wichita Falls MPO working with the City of Wichita Falls and our local TXDOT District office are using the WFMPO sub-allocation (4.6 million) of economic stimulus funding to complete the Holliday Creek portion of the Circle Trail. The project is estimated at over $3 million. Remaining funds will be directed towards priority maintenance projects within the MPO. The FTA (Federal Transit Administration) allocation ($1.7 million) for this area will be used to purchase four new transit buses for Falls Ride. The estimated cost is $1.3 million. Additional items under consideration are replacement A/V cameras, a GPS system, street enunciators, shelters, and benches. PUBLIC INFORMATION NOTICES The following table lists new documents and plans completed by the Wichita Falls MPO. Documents that are available for public comment are noted in the "Comment Period" section.
To see additional documents, plans, programs, maps, or information pertaining to the WFMPO, use the links for Plans & Programs, Maps, and Policies and Committees. If you would like to contact the WFMPO about comments or questions you have concerning the webpage or its contents, please click here. You can also call our offices at (940) 761-7450.
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